Overview
Dr. Karia is the founding Medical Director for Advanced Heart Failure and Mechanical Circulatory Support Programs at Piedmont Augusta. His expertise centers on innovative heart failure therapies. He is a respected thought leader and lectures globally on topics related to Advanced Heart Failure. In addition to taking care of Advanced Heart Failure; Cardiac Transplant; and LVAD patients; he performs echocardiograms; stress tests; and cardiac catheterizations. Dr. Karia is the Principal Investigator in many research studies and is published in many peer-reviewed publications. He serves on the editorial board of many prestigious journals.Dr. Karia has over 17 years' experience in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology and is board certified in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology; and Cardiovascular Medicine. He manages patients with Cardiac Transplants; Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVAD); Cardiomems® and other implantable cardiac devices with remote heart failure monitoring capabilities. Beloved by his patients; Dr. Karia is an enthusiastic advocate for their care and is always willing to go the extra mile for them.
Dr. Karia is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Aortic Valve Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Hypertensive Heart Disease, and Pediatric Myocarditis.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 3 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
1348 Walton Way, Ste 6700, Augusta, GA 30901
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
1 Clinical Trials
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Edward Terrien is a Cardiologist in Aiken,, South Carolina. Dr. Terrien is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Aortic Valve Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).
Lexington Medical Heart And Vascular Center-Suite 300
Robert Leonardi is a Cardiologist in West Columbia,, South Carolina. Dr. Leonardi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Aortic Valve Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Patent Foramen Ovale, Atrial Septal Defect (ASD), Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).
Piedmont Heart Of Evans - Bldg. 4
Dr. Les Walters specializes in Structural Heart and Coronary Artery Disease, including Cardiogenic Shock. His main areas of expertise for treatment of these diseases include TAVR(transcatheter aortic valve replacement), percutaneous coronary intervention, and mechanical support devices.Dr. Walters has over 30 years of experience in the field and is Board Certified.In his spare time, Dr. Walters enjoys playing tennis, skiing, and spending time with family. Dr. Walters is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Aortic Valve Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Coronary Heart Disease, Angina, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- CardiomyopathyDr. Karia isDistinguished. Learn about Cardiomyopathy.
- Heart FailureDr. Karia isDistinguished. Learn about Heart Failure.
- Hypertensive Heart DiseaseDr. Karia isDistinguished. Learn about Hypertensive Heart Disease.
- NecrosisDr. Karia isDistinguished. Learn about Necrosis.
- Pediatric MyocarditisDr. Karia isDistinguished. Learn about Pediatric Myocarditis.
- Pulmonary EdemaDr. Karia isDistinguished. Learn about Pulmonary Edema.
- Advanced
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Cardiac AmyloidosisDr. Karia isAdvanced. Learn about Cardiac Amyloidosis.
- Cardiogenic ShockDr. Karia isAdvanced. Learn about Cardiogenic Shock.
- Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
- Primary Localized Cutaneous Amyloidosis
- Pulmonary HypertensionDr. Karia isAdvanced. Learn about Pulmonary Hypertension.
- Experienced
- Adenosine Deaminase 2 DeficiencyDr. Karia isExperienced. Learn about Adenosine Deaminase 2 Deficiency.
- AnginaDr. Karia isExperienced. Learn about Angina.
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Karia isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Karia isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- ApoplexyDr. Karia isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- ArrhythmiasDr. Karia isExperienced. Learn about Arrhythmias.